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08 August 2013

Census of Canada 1921 Now Available to Researchers

Census of Canada 1921 Now Available to Researchers

Library and Archives Canada announcement
August 8, 2013

Canadians can now browse the 1921 Census of the Canadian population, free of charge on Ancestry.ca.
Researchers can explore the 197,529 pages of information through an
index of districts and sub-districts. Ancestry.ca will also take the
extra step of indexing 8.8 million names, addresses and other
information for a searchable database, and developing advanced search
tools to go along with it. Canadians will be required to pay for the
extra convenience of doing advanced searches from their home. They will
do this at their own cost, and will be offered a choice of free or paid
access.

Free access will be possible in person at Library and Archives
Canada (LAC) and through hundreds of subscribing libraries across
Canada.

Free access to raw census records will be available online.

Paid access will only be necessary if someone wants the extra convenience of doing advanced searches from home.